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Cisco earnings up 27 percent

Hampton Hotels recently opened the 107-room Hampton Inn Morgan Hill, located at 16115 Condit Road. The hotel is owned by Morgan Hill Hotel LP and managed by Excel Hotel Group. It is the first Hampton property in Morgan Hill, ahead of 11 more Hampton hotels slated to be opened in California and more than 250 Hampton properties in the pipeline in the U.S. The Hampton Inn Morgan Hill hotel features a completely custom design with high end finishes throughout to ensure guests feel comfortable during their stay. Details: (408) 779-7666.

Ron Pray CLU, ChFC, of Ronald G. Pray Company in Gilroy, has qualified for the exclusive Top of the Table of the Million Dollar Round Table - The Premier Association of Financial Professionals.® Ron is a MDRT Life Member and Top of the Table qualifier. Top of the Table status is the highest level of MDRT membership and places him among the top professionals in the global life insurance and financial services industry.

For many people, their New Year’s Eve tradition is watching the ball drop in Times Square and making New Year’s resolutions. There is an interesting relationship between the ball and most new year’s resolutions – they both drop quickly!

Some bills are fixed –  the monthly rent or mortgage payments for instance. Others fluctuate with the season –  think the electric bill in winter and the water bill in summer.